Automatic liquid measure and dispenser.



T. IDE.

AUTOMATIC LIQUID MEASURE AND DISPENSER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. 1914.

1.165.675. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

WITNESSES:

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Be it known that I; if ject of the Emperor of some )aklond, in the ooonty oil tlmnecle alive State of California, have ioventml new and useful Improvements in Autoinetie iiiiouid I iiieesu'res and Dispensers of which the tot lowing is specification, This invention relates to liquid measure: and has for its ohJeot to prom i mitly ore-hon.

away and. in sectioh. Fig. :2 is a detailed "view pm'tly in section F 8 aside eie wtion of theme-saute as applied to a bottle studio the dispensing; position.

The measure com hes receptacle open at the top and flared mouth 3, and. at one side a handle e f'fhe measure is provided with conceived bottom 5 how 511g a central vaiire 6 Inning into tapering discharge moxie "Z" prog ects a valve stem 8 ea- A 1 1 ow e h verve Washer 9 110m el tomst LOW 1.1 in it a spring l surrounding the upper he Valve stem 8 which is guided 1;.

"ta-eli ible hearing; '11 in the vessel 2 The. lower em}. of ti; eiiil slotted onoppos at 12, to Vermont of 3.? mthnbiy ooh neoteby". a screw '14s to towel? enclof "he vel e'stem 8 said 7 threed il in a bore thn extends. The 12 provi ecl with i" jeoting horns 15 measure is enters a bottle to he i engage and rest opo .J, and thus UWHLQ sure of the filleo this will compress Preferab 1-1 D I f meet-Ho. vi nette to form so to readily enter and fit tapering; mouths oi various sized bot 1; 15 shown in the present Ulldfltfid with pint nmrzs; i the index her being pro-' rizoiitel stem 18 having a {you the stem is pivotelly or other buoyant device :20, onendwise movement on the M he by suitable loolpnots 21, which,. whee ad ustecl, provide for a free oscillation LC on the stem 1.8. hen the measure i'oceptacle is empty, the {loot rests upon the bottom of the measure. in se the operator pours or charges the h'ioessnfo receptacle 2 with the liquid to be measured until the float, which rises with the liquid, aetuates the gage 01' indicator bar 1'? vertically in it. guide 16 until the ole siren gmouetion or scale mark on the gage ith ti e 1 per end of the Wide I time the tlQSli'ELi quantity of liquid will be contained in the measure receptacle 2. This provides a simple and accurate means for. enabling the 1110;. of liquids, and after id has been i l o the the liquid may be 1 ptiecl 61y pouring 3.0 out of its mouth 3; or, iouiifl is to be emptied into a com bottle as 1 then the ope of the inees the hostel-e Z o oi: the bo tle and allows the container the to rest upon the top t le. wheireon the pressure of the .o mea ureeoci its contents Wili he so? 1". The down the el 1 with reiw disk 9 portecl hy the new 'positisl on. the bot-tie "penin :=:eletive moveroin sea: and allow the bottle A.

' float to osmovement. float anal gage 'orevente-tl by any suitable means, as by a stop 22-, which may be adjustably secured at any suitable position upon the measure receptacle 2 and is here shown as clamped to the detachable bearing 11 by a screw or screws 23.

To limit the degree of oscillation of the float 20 on the pivot member 18 a suitable stop device 24, in the form of an L-shaped plate, Figs. 1 and 2, is attached to the stem 18 so as to engage the bottom of the float 20 after this has moved a predetermined angle in either direction from the horizontal.

F or the convenient handling and disposition of the measure or receptacle 2, and to protect its parts against injury or damage, I have provided a suitable pedestal or stand, as 25, having at its upper end a circumferential seat 26, upon which the measure2 can be deposited; the height of the stand 25 being sufficient to prevent the lower end of the discharge nozzle 7 from touching the bottom of the stand 25.

In the event that the quantity of liquid in the measure 2 is insufficient to automatically compress the spring 10 so as to permit the downward movement of the measure 2, with relation to the valve 9, when its yoke 13 issupported on the bottle A, for instance, then the operator applies just sufficient extra pressure downward, through means of the handle 4, to cause the relative movement of the seat and the valve. As soon as the liquid has been discharged from the measure, the latter may be lifted from the bottle being filled and-the spring 10 will automatistem of substantially uniform diameter at its lowerend, said stem having its lower end rigid and formed w th an interiorly threacied annular central bore and having a diametrical slot which traverses said bore, the

upper end of the slot of the stem forming a fiat straight transverse wall, a guide yoke of U-form having a straight uninterrupted base which latter engages said wall throughout the length of said wall, said yoke having upper ends free and turned outwardly to ill rectly engage an extraneous vessel, and a screw threaded into said bore and having its upper end directly engaging the-under face ofthe yoke base to cause the upper of the latter to be impinged against and rigidly connected to the stem, said screw alone acting to hold the yoke against swinging movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses TSUKASA IDE.

Witnesses:

F. E. MAYNARD, JOHN H. 'HERRING. 

